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(b) Effective dates. The effective date
for the UIC program for Class I, III, IV,
and V wells for all lands in Montana,
including all Indian country in
Montana, and for Class II wells for all
Indian country in Montana other than
the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, is June
25, 1984. The effective date for the EPAapproved State-administered UIC Class
II program for all lands in Montana,
except for those in Indian country, is
provided in § 147.1350.
5. Subpart JJJ is added to read as
follows:
(c) Statements of legal authority.
Letters to EPA from Sonosky, Chambers,
Sachse, Endreson & Perry, dated
September 4, 2003 (attaching a June 17,
2002 letter), March 27, 2001, July 19,
1999, March 13, 1995, March 16, 1994,
November 4, 1992, July 14, 1989, and
April 13, 1989, and letters submitted as
part of the Fort Peck Tribes’ application.
(d) Program Description. The Program
Description submitted as part of the Fort
Peck Tribes’ application, and any other
materials submitted as part of the
application or as a supplement to it.
(b) The provisions of Tribal Government
Resolution Number 1106–92–6, adopted June
22, 1992, insofar as this resolution prohibits
injection by Class II wells into the Judith
River formation.
Subpart JJJ—Assiniboine and Sioux
Tribes
Appendix A to Subpart JJJ of Part 147—
Fort Peck Tribal Requirements
Incorporated by Reference in Subpart
JJJ of Part 147 of the Code of Federal
Regulations
44 CFR Part 67
The following is an informational listing of
Fort Peck Tribal requirements incorporated
by reference in Subpart JJJ of part 147 of the
Code of Federal Regulations:
AGENCY:
Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes
SUMMARY: Comments are requested on
the proposed Base (1 percent annualchance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and
proposed BFE modifications for the
communities listed in the table below.
The purpose of this notice is to seek
general information and comment
regarding the proposed regulatory flood
elevations for the reach described by the
downstream and upstream locations in
the table below. The BFEs and modified
BFEs are a part of the floodplain
management measures that the
community is required either to adopt
or show evidence of having in effect in
order to qualify or remain qualified for
participation in the National Flood
Insurance Program (NFIP). In addition,
these elevations, once finalized, will be
used by insurance agents, and others to
calculate appropriate flood insurance
premium rates for new buildings and
the contents in those buildings.
DATES: Comments are to be submitted
on or before April 29, 2008.
ADDRESSES: The corresponding
preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Map
(FIRM) for the proposed BFEs for each
community are available for inspection
at the community’s map repository. The
respective addresses are listed in the
table below.
You may submit comments, identified
by Docket No. FEMA–B–7760, to
William R. Blanton, Jr., Chief,
Engineering Management Branch,
Mitigation Directorate, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, 500 C
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472,
(202) 646–3151, or (e-mail)
bill.blanton@dhs.gov.
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§ 147.3200 Fort Peck Indian Reservation:
Assiniboine & Sioux Tribes—Class II wells.
The UIC program for Class II injection
wells on all lands within the exterior
boundaries of the Fort Peck Indian
Reservation is the program administered
by the Assiniboine and Sioux (Fort
Peck) Tribes approved by EPA pursuant
to section 1425 of the SDWA. Notice of
this approval was published in the
Federal Register on [DATE OF FINAL
RULE PUBLICATION]; the effective date
of this program is [DATE OF FINAL
RULE PUBLICATION]. This program
consists of the following elements as
submitted to EPA in the Fort Peck
Tribes’ program application:
(a) Incorporation by Reference. The
requirements set forth in the Fort Peck
Tribes’ statutes, regulations, and
resolutions cited in this paragraph are
hereby incorporated by reference and
made part of the applicable UIC
program under the SDWA for the Fort
Peck Indian Reservation. This
incorporation by reference was
approved by the Director of the Federal
Register in accordance with 5 U.S.C.
552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. Copies may
be obtained or inspected at the Fort
Peck Tribal Offices, 605 Indian Avenue,
Poplar, Montana 59255, at the
Environmental Protection Agency,
Region 8, 1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver,
Colorado 80202–1129, or at the National
Archives and Records Administration
(NARA). For information on the
availability of this material at NARA,
call (202) 741–6030, or go to: https://
www.archives.gov/federal_register/
code_of_federal_regulations/
ibr_locations.html.
(1) Tribal Code. Provisions of the
Tribal Code listed in Appendix A to this
Subpart.
(2) Tribal Government Resolution No.
1106–92–6.
(b) Memorandum of Agreement
(MOA). The MOA between EPA and the
Fort Peck Tribes signed by EPA on July
31, 2007.
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(a) The statutory provisions include
portions of the following insofar as they
pertain to Class II injection wells:
Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribal
Underground Injection Control Code,
adopted June 1999, Title 18:
Chapter 1. General Provisions
Section 101. Purposes.
Section 102. Administration.
Section 103. Regulations, Criteria, and
Standards.
Section 104. Definitions.
Section 105. Application.
Chapter 2. General Underground Injection
Control Program Requirements
Section 201. Introduction.
Section 202. Requirements.
Chapter 3. Underground Injection Control
Permit Requirements
Section 301. Introduction.
Section 302. Requirements.
Chapter 4. UIC Permitting Procedures
Section 401. Introduction.
Section 402. Requirements.
Chapter 5. UIC Technical Criteria and
Standards
Section 501. Introduction.
Section 502. Requirements.
Section 503. Additional Requirements.
Chapter 6. Enforcement
Section 601. Requirements for Compliance
Evaluation Programs.
Section 602. Administrative Enforcement.
Section 603. Administrative Penalties.
Section 604. Civil Penalties.
Section 605. Criminal Violations.
Section 606. Judicial Relief.
Section 607. Public Participation in Office
of Environmental Protection
Enforcement Process.
Chapter 7. Appeals
Section 701. Judicial Review.
Chapter 8. Public Hearings
Section 801. Public Hearings.
Chapter 9. Miscellaneous
Section 901. Savings.
Section 902. Effective Date.
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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
[Docket No. FEMA–B–7760]
Proposed Flood Elevation
Determinations
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
William R. Blanton, Jr., Chief,
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Engineering Management Branch,
Mitigation Directorate, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, 500 C
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472,
(202) 646–3151, or (e-mail)
bill.blanton@dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) proposes to make
determinations of BFEs and modified
BFEs for each community listed below,
in accordance with section 110 of the
Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973,
42 U.S.C. 4104, and 44 CFR 67.4(a).
These proposed BFEs and modified
BFEs, together with the floodplain
management criteria required by 44 CFR
60.3, are the minimum that are required.
They should not be construed to mean
that the community must change any
existing ordinances that are more
stringent in their floodplain
management requirements. The
community may at any time enact
stricter requirements of its own, or
pursuant to policies established by other
Federal, State, or regional entities.
These proposed elevations are used to
meet the floodplain management
requirements of the NFIP and are also
used to calculate the appropriate flood
insurance premium rates for new
buildings built after these elevations are
State
made final, and for the contents in these
buildings.
Comments on any aspect of the Flood
Insurance Study and FIRM, other than
the proposed BFEs, will be considered.
A letter acknowledging receipt of any
comments will not be sent.
Administrative Procedure Act
Statement. This matter is not a
rulemaking governed by the
Administrative Procedure Act (APA), 5
U.S.C. 553. FEMA publishes flood
elevation determinations for notice and
comment; however, they are governed
by the Flood Disaster Protection Act of
1973, 42 U.S.C. 4105, and the National
Flood Insurance Act of 1968, 42 U.S.C.
4001 et seq., and do not fall under the
APA.
National Environmental Policy Act.
This proposed rule is categorically
excluded from the requirements of 44
CFR part 10, Environmental
Consideration. An environmental
impact assessment has not been
prepared.
Regulatory Flexibility Act. As flood
elevation determinations are not within
the scope of the Regulatory Flexibility
Act, 5 U.S.C. 601–612, a regulatory
flexibility analysis is not required.
Executive Order 12866, Regulatory
Planning and Review. This proposed
City/town/county
Source of flooding
rule is not a significant regulatory action
under the criteria of section 3(f) of
Executive Order 12866, as amended.
Executive Order 13132, Federalism.
This proposed rule involves no policies
that have federalism implications under
Executive Order 13132.
Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice
Reform. This proposed rule meets the
applicable standards of Executive Order
12988.
List of Subjects in 44 CFR Part 67
Administrative practice and
procedure, Flood insurance, Reporting
and recordkeeping requirements.
Accordingly, 44 CFR part 67 is
proposed to be amended as follows:
PART 67—[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for part 67
continues to read as follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.;
Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978, 3 CFR,
1978 Comp., p. 329; E.O. 12127, 44 FR 19367,
3 CFR, 1979 Comp., p. 376.
§ 67.4
[Amended]
2. The tables published under the
authority of § 67.4 are proposed to be
amended as follows:
* Elevation in feet (NGVD)
+ Elevation in feet (NAVD)
# Depth in feet above
ground
Location**
Existing
Modified
Unincorporated Areas of Sutter County, California
California .............
California .............
California .............
Unincorporated
County.
Unincorporated
County.
Unincorporated
County.
Areas
Areas
Areas
of
of
of
Sutter
Sutter
Sutter
East Side Canal
North King
Slough.
*38
*40
*39
*40
*39
*40
1600 feet upstream of the confluence of North King Slough.
Confluence with King Slough ..........
King Slough ........
Downstream source of the East
Side Canal.
1500 feet downstream of Catlett
Road.
Confluence with East Side Canal ...
*39
*40
*39
*40
*39
*40
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3200 feet upstream of the confluence with King Slough.
* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
# Depth in feet above ground.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
** BFEs to be changed include the listed downstream and upstream BFEs, and include BFEs located on the stream reach between the referenced locations above. Please refer to the revised Flood Insurance Rate Map located at the community map repository (see below) for
exact locations of all BFEs to be changed.
Send comments to William R. Blanton, Jr., Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Mitigation Directorate, Federal Emergency Management
Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472.
ADDRESSES
Unincorporated Areas of Sutter County
Maps are available for inspection at Sutter County Administrators Office, 1160 Civic Center Boulevard, Yuba City, CA 95993.
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Flooding source(s)
* Elevation in feet (NGVD)
+ Elevation in feet (NAVD)
# Depth in feet above
ground
Location of referenced elevation**
Effective
Communities affected
Modified
Clatsop County, Oregon, and Incorporated Areas
Columbia River .....................
Lewis & Clark River ..............
Youngs River ........................
Approximately at Warrenton-Astoria
south of Astoria Regional Airport.
Alt
Highway
+9
+12
Approximately 600 feet upstream of SE Anchor Road,
West of Burlington Northern railroad.
Approximately 1⁄2 mile downstream of confluence with
Heckard Creek, east of Lewis & Clark River.
Approximately at confluence with Heckard Creek,
east of Lewis & Clark River.
Approximately 500 feet south of confluence with Battle Creek Slough.
Approximately at intersection of Wireless Road & Hwy
101 Business.
+9
+12
+9
+12
+9
+13
+7
+12
+9
Unincorporated Areas of
Clatsop County, City of
Warrenton.
+12
Unincorporated Areas of
Clatsop County.
Unincorporated Areas of
Clatsop County.
* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
# Depth in feet above ground.
** BFEs to be changed include the listed downstream and upstream BFEs, and include BFEs located on the stream reach between the referenced locations above. Please refer to the revised Flood Insurance Rate Map located at the community map repository (see below) for
exact locations of all BFEs to be changed.
Send comments to William R. Blanton, Jr., Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Mitigation Directorate, Federal Emergency Management
Agency, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472.
ADDRESSES
City of Warrenton
Maps are available for inspection at 225 South Main Street, Warrenton, OR 97146.
Unincorporated Areas of Clatsop County
Maps are available for inspection at 800 Exchange Street, Astoria, OR 97103.
Perry County, Pennsylvania, and Incorporated Areas
Juniata River .........................
Little Buffalo Creek ...............
Losh Run ...............................
Losh Run ...............................
Raccoon Creek .....................
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Sugar Run .............................
Approximately 8,820 feet downstream of State Highway 17 (Sunbury Street).
Approximately 5,420 feet upstream of State Highway
17 (Sunbury Street).
Approximately 5,200 feet upstream of State Route
4010.
Approximately 5,340 feet upstream of State Route
4010.
Approximately 410 feet downstream of Conrail Railroad.
Approximately 930 feet upstream of Conrail Railroad
Approximately 495 feet downstream of Conrail Railroad.
Approximately 880 feet upstream of Conrail Railroad
Approximately 30 feet downstream of Local Route
50024.
Approximately 1,150 feet upstream of Local Route
50024.
Approximately 605 feet downstream of Hill Road (T–
432).
Approximately 330 feet upstream of Hill Road (T–432)
None
+402
Township of Tuscarora.
None
+408
None
+428
None
+428
None
+369
Township of Miller.
None
None
+369
+369
Township of Wheatfield.
None
None
+369
+405
Township of Tuscarora.
None
+405
None
+404
None
+404
Township of Juniata.
Township of Tuscarora.
* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
# Depth in feet above ground.
** BFEs to be changed include the listed downstream and upstream BFEs, and include BFEs located on the stream reach between the referenced locations above. Please refer to the revised Flood Insurance Rate Map located at the community map repository (see below) for
exact locations of all BFEs to be changed.
Send comments to William R. Blanton, Jr., Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Mitigation Directorate, Federal Emergency Management
Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472.
ADDRESSES
Township of Juniata
Maps are available for inspection at 16 Milford Rd, Newport, PA 17074.
Township of Miller
Maps are available for inspection at 55410 Limekiln Lane, Duncannon, PA 17020.
Township of Tuscarora
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Flooding source(s)
* Elevation in feet (NGVD)
+ Elevation in feet (NAVD)
# Depth in feet above
ground
Location of referenced elevation**
Effective
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Communities affected
Modified
Maps are available for inspection at 72 Cementery Rd, Millerstown, PA 17062.
Township of Wheatfield
Maps are available for inspection at Rt. 274, New Bloomfield Road, New Bloomfield, PA 17068.
Hanover County, Virginia, and Incorporated Areas
Beaverdam Creek .................
Little River .............................
Approximately 384 feet downstream of Old State
Route 156.
Approximately 6,450 feet upstream of the Woodbridge
Road.
Approximately 1,260 feet upstream of the confluence
with North Anna River.
Approximately 1,344 feet upstream of the confluence
with North Anna River.
At approximately 2,800 feet downstream of River
Road.
Approximately at New Britton Road .............................
Approximately 643 feet upstream from the confluence
with Stony Run.
Approximately at Design Road .....................................
Approximately at State Route 688 (Doswell Road) .....
None
*218
Mechumps Creek ..................
Approximately 7,000 feet upstream from the confluence with Locust Creek.
Approximately 3,258 feet upstream of Route 301 .......
*51
*50
North Anna River ..................
Approximately at Route 1 .............................................
Approximately 3.4 miles upstream of Route 1 .............
None
None
*211
*104
None
*201
None
*11
None
*60
South Anna Creek ................
Approximately 3,015 feet upstream from Greek Bay
Road.
Approximately 860 feet downstream of the confluence
with Whitting Swamp.
Approximately at the confluence with North Anna
Creek and South Anna Creek.
Approximately at State Route 54 .................................
None
*110
None
*214
Stony Run .............................
Approximately 10,750 feet upstream of the confluence
with Turkey Creek.
Approximately 50 feet upstream of Route 682 ............
*132
*131
Approximately at Elmont Road .....................................
Approximately 2,000 feet downstream of the River
Road.
Approximately at Sliding Hill Road ...............................
Approximately 580 feet upstream of the confluence
with Beaverdam Creek.
Approximately 1,474 feet upstream of the confluence
with Beaverdam Creek.
None
None
*220
*28
None
None
*173
*140
None
*140
Bull Run ................................
Crump Creek .........................
Lickinghole Creek .................
Pamunkey River ....................
Totopotomoy River ................
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Tributary to Beaverdam
Creek.
*92
*91
*152
*151
*74
*75
*74
*75
None
*39
None
None
*191
*126
None
None
*220
*95
Unincorporated Areas of
Hanover County.
Unincorporated Areas of
Hanover County.
Unincorporated Areas of
Hanover County.
Unincorporated Areas of
Hanover County.
Unincorporated Areas of
Hanover County.
Town of Ashland, Unincorporated Areas of Hanover County.
Unincorporated Areas of
Hanover County.
Unincorporated Areas of
Hanover County.
Unincorporated Areas of
Hanover County.
Town of Ashland, Unincorporated Areas of Hanover County.
Unincorporated Areas of
Hanover County.
Unincorporated Areas of
Hanover County.
* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
# Depth in feet above ground.
** BFEs to be changed include the listed downstream and upstream BFEs, and include BFEs located on the stream reach between the referenced locations above. Please refer to the revised Flood Insurance Rate Map located at the community map repository (see below) for
exact locations of all BFEs to be changed.
Send comments to William R. Blanton, Jr., Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Mitigation Directorate, Federal Emergency Management
Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472.
ADDRESSES
Town of Ashland
Maps are available for inspection at 101 Thompson Street, Ashland, VA 23005.
Unincorporated Areas of Hanover County
Maps are available for inspection at Department of Public Works, 7497 County Complex Road, Government Administration Building H, Hanover,
VA 23069.
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No.
97.022, ‘‘Flood Insurance.’’)
Dated: January 22, 2008.
David I. Maurstad,
Federal Insurance Administrator of the
National Flood Insurance Program,
Department of Homeland Security, Federal
Emergency Management Agency.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
49 CFR Part 571
[Docket No. NHTSA–2008–0015]
RIN 2127–AG51
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standards; Roof Crush Resistance
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Supplemental notice of
proposed rulemaking (SNPRM).
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This document supplements
NHTSA’s August 2005 proposal to
upgrade the Federal motor vehicle
safety standard on roof crush resistance.
We issued that proposal as part of a
comprehensive plan for reducing the
serious risk of rollover crashes and the
risk of death and serious injury in those
crashes.
In this document, we ask for public
comment on a number of issues that
may affect the content of the final rule,
including possible variations in the
proposed requirements. We are also
announcing the release of the results of
various vehicle tests conducted since
the proposal and are inviting comments
on how the agency should factor this
new information into its final rule.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before March 17, 2008.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
to the docket number identified in the
heading of this document by any of the
following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: go to
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
online instructions for submitting
comments.
• Mail: Docket Management Facility,
M–30, U.S. Department of
Transportation, West Building, Ground
Floor, Rm. W12–140, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590.
• Hand Delivery or Courier: West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., between
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9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
• Fax: (202) 493–2251.
Regardless of how you submit your
comments, you should mention the
docket number of this document.
You may call the Docket Management
Facility at 202–366–9826.
Instructions: For detailed instructions
on submitting comments and additional
information on the rulemaking process,
see the Public Participation heading of
the Supplementary Information section
of this document. Note that all
comments received will be posted
without change to https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided.
Privacy Act: Please see the Privacy
Act heading under Rulemaking
Analyses and Notices.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For technical issues: Mr. Christopher
Wiacek, Office of Rulemaking, National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration,
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,
Washington, DC 20590. Telephone:
(202) 366–4801.
For legal issues: Mr. Edward Glancy,
Office of the Chief Counsel, National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration,
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,
Washington, DC 20590. Telephone:
(202) 366–2992.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents
I. Introduction
A. Overview of Standard 216
B. Target Population of Standard 216
C. Summary of 2005 Proposal
D. Purpose of this SNPRM
II. Release of Vehicle Test Results
A. Single-Sided Tests
B. Two-Sided Tests
III. Discussion
A. Pass/Fail Rate of the Vehicle Fleet
B. Impact of Electronic Stability Control
Safety Standard on Potential Benefits
C. Revised Cost and Weight Estimates
D. Two-Sided Testing Implications
E. Other Factors
IV. Comments Sought
V. Public Participation
VI. Rulemaking Analyses and Notices
VII. Proposed Regulatory Text
I. Introduction
On August 23, 2005, NHTSA
published in the Federal Register (70
FR 49223) a notice of proposed
rulemaking (NPRM) to upgrade Federal
Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS)
No. 216, Roof Crush Resistance.1 As
discussed in the NPRM, this ongoing
rulemaking is part of a comprehensive
plan for reducing the serious risk of
rollover crashes and the risk of death
and serious injury in those crashes. In
1 Docket
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addition to roof crush, other strategies
in the comprehensive approach include
crash-avoidance initiatives such as
electronic stability control which will
significantly reduce the number of
rollovers, as well as crashworthiness
efforts such as ejection mitigation and
improved door lock strength which will
lower the probability of ejection when
rollovers do occur.
A. Overview of Standard 216
FMVSS No. 216 seeks to reduce
deaths and serious injuries resulting
from the roof being crushed and pushed
into the occupant compartment when
the roof strikes the ground during
rollover crashes. The standard currently
applies to passenger cars, and to
multipurpose passenger vehicles, trucks
and buses with a GVWR of 2,722
kilograms (6,000 pounds) or less.
The standard requires that when a
large steel test plate (sometimes referred
to as a platen) is placed in contact with
the roof of a vehicle and then pressed
downward, simulating contact of the
roof with the ground during a rollover
crash, with steadily increasing force
until a force equivalent to 1.5 times the
unloaded weight of the vehicle is
reached, the distance that the test plate
has moved from the point of contact
must not exceed 127 mm (5 inches). The
criterion of the test plate not being
permitted to move more than a specified
amount is sometimes referred to as the
‘‘platen travel’’ criterion. Under S5 of
the standard, the application of force is
limited to 22,240 Newtons (5,000
pounds) for passenger cars, even if the
unloaded weight of the car times 1.5 is
greater than that amount.
B. Target Population of Standard 216
Due to the complex nature of a
rollover event and the particularlized
effect of each element of the
comprehensive and systematic approach
taken by the agency to address these
crashes, each element addresses a
specific segment of the total rollover
problem.
Table 1 below shows the target
population that could potentially
benefit from roof crush improvements.2
The target population for all light
vehicles is stratified by injury severity.
The table demonstrates how the final
target population is derived from the
broad category of rollovers by
2 The target population reflects a very minimal
incorporation of ESC in the vehicle fleet. As
discussed later in this SNPRM, the final regulatory
analysis will be adjusted to reflect full
incorporation of ESC into the vehicle fleet. ESC will
significantly reduce the number of rollover
fatalities, and further reduce the roof crush target
population.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
44 CFR Part 67
[Docket No. FEMA-B-7760]
Proposed Flood Elevation Determinations
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: Comments are requested on the proposed Base (1 percent annual-
chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and proposed BFE modifications for the
communities listed in the table below. The purpose of this notice is to
seek general information and comment regarding the proposed regulatory
flood elevations for the reach described by the downstream and upstream
locations in the table below. The BFEs and modified BFEs are a part of
the floodplain management measures that the community is required
either to adopt or show evidence of having in effect in order to
qualify or remain qualified for participation in the National Flood
Insurance Program (NFIP). In addition, these elevations, once
finalized, will be used by insurance agents, and others to calculate
appropriate flood insurance premium rates for new buildings and the
contents in those buildings.
DATES: Comments are to be submitted on or before April 29, 2008.
ADDRESSES: The corresponding preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Map
(FIRM) for the proposed BFEs for each community are available for
inspection at the community's map repository. The respective addresses
are listed in the table below.
You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. FEMA-B-7760, to
William R. Blanton, Jr., Chief, Engineering Management Branch,
Mitigation Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-3151, or (e-mail)
bill.blanton@dhs.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William R. Blanton, Jr., Chief,
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Engineering Management Branch, Mitigation Directorate, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472,
(202) 646-3151, or (e-mail) bill.blanton@dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) proposes to make determinations of BFEs and modified BFEs for
each community listed below, in accordance with section 110 of the
Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C. 4104, and 44 CFR
67.4(a).
These proposed BFEs and modified BFEs, together with the floodplain
management criteria required by 44 CFR 60.3, are the minimum that are
required. They should not be construed to mean that the community must
change any existing ordinances that are more stringent in their
floodplain management requirements. The community may at any time enact
stricter requirements of its own, or pursuant to policies established
by other Federal, State, or regional entities. These proposed
elevations are used to meet the floodplain management requirements of
the NFIP and are also used to calculate the appropriate flood insurance
premium rates for new buildings built after these elevations are made
final, and for the contents in these buildings.
Comments on any aspect of the Flood Insurance Study and FIRM, other
than the proposed BFEs, will be considered. A letter acknowledging
receipt of any comments will not be sent.
Administrative Procedure Act Statement. This matter is not a
rulemaking governed by the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), 5 U.S.C.
553. FEMA publishes flood elevation determinations for notice and
comment; however, they are governed by the Flood Disaster Protection
Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C. 4105, and the National Flood Insurance Act of
1968, 42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq., and do not fall under the APA.
National Environmental Policy Act. This proposed rule is
categorically excluded from the requirements of 44 CFR part 10,
Environmental Consideration. An environmental impact assessment has not
been prepared.
Regulatory Flexibility Act. As flood elevation determinations are
not within the scope of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601-
612, a regulatory flexibility analysis is not required.
Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review. This
proposed rule is not a significant regulatory action under the criteria
of section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866, as amended.
Executive Order 13132, Federalism. This proposed rule involves no
policies that have federalism implications under Executive Order 13132.
Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform. This proposed rule
meets the applicable standards of Executive Order 12988.
List of Subjects in 44 CFR Part 67
Administrative practice and procedure, Flood insurance, Reporting
and recordkeeping requirements.
Accordingly, 44 CFR part 67 is proposed to be amended as follows:
PART 67--[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for part 67 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.; Reorganization Plan No. 3 of
1978, 3 CFR, 1978 Comp., p. 329; E.O. 12127, 44 FR 19367, 3 CFR,
1979 Comp., p. 376.
Sec. 67.4 [Amended]
2. The tables published under the authority of Sec. 67.4 are
proposed to be amended as follows:
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* Elevation in feet
(NGVD) + Elevation in
feet (NAVD)
State City/town/county Source of Location** Depth in feet above
flooding ground
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Existing Modified
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Unincorporated Areas of Sutter County, California
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California.................... Unincorporated East Side Canal.. Downstream *38 *40
Areas of Sutter source of the
County. East Side Canal.
1500 feet *39 *40
downstream of
Catlett Road.
California.................... Unincorporated King Slough...... Confluence with *39 *40
Areas of Sutter East Side Canal.
County.
1600 feet *39 *40
upstream of the
confluence of
North King
Slough.
California.................... Unincorporated North King Slough Confluence with *39 *40
Areas of Sutter King Slough.
County.
3200 feet *39 *40
upstream of the
confluence with
King Slough.
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* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
Depth in feet above ground.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
** BFEs to be changed include the listed downstream and upstream BFEs, and include BFEs located on the stream
reach between the referenced locations above. Please refer to the revised Flood Insurance Rate Map located at
the community map repository (see below) for exact locations of all BFEs to be changed.
Send comments to William R. Blanton, Jr., Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Mitigation Directorate, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472.
ADDRESSES
Unincorporated Areas of Sutter County
Maps are available for inspection at Sutter County Administrators Office, 1160 Civic Center Boulevard, Yuba
City, CA 95993.
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* Elevation in feet
(NGVD) + Elevation in
feet (NAVD)
Flooding source(s) Location of referenced Depth in feet above Communities affected
elevation** ground
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Effective Modified
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Clatsop County, Oregon, and Incorporated Areas
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Columbia River...................... Approximately at +9 +12 Unincorporated Areas of
Warrenton-Astoria Alt Clatsop County, City
Highway south of of Warrenton.
Astoria Regional
Airport.
Approximately 600 feet +9 +12
upstream of SE Anchor
Road, West of
Burlington Northern
railroad.
Lewis & Clark River................. Approximately \1/2\ +9 +12 Unincorporated Areas of
mile downstream of Clatsop County.
confluence with
Heckard Creek, east of
Lewis & Clark River.
Approximately at +9 +13
confluence with
Heckard Creek, east of
Lewis & Clark River.
Youngs River........................ Approximately 500 feet +7 +12 Unincorporated Areas of
south of confluence Clatsop County.
with Battle Creek
Slough.
Approximately at +9 +12
intersection of
Wireless Road & Hwy
101 Business.
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* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
Depth in feet above ground.
** BFEs to be changed include the listed downstream and upstream BFEs, and include BFEs located on the stream
reach between the referenced locations above. Please refer to the revised Flood Insurance Rate Map located at
the community map repository (see below) for exact locations of all BFEs to be changed.
Send comments to William R. Blanton, Jr., Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Mitigation Directorate, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472.
ADDRESSES
City of Warrenton
Maps are available for inspection at 225 South Main Street, Warrenton, OR 97146.
Unincorporated Areas of Clatsop County
Maps are available for inspection at 800 Exchange Street, Astoria, OR 97103.
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Perry County, Pennsylvania, and Incorporated Areas
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Juniata River....................... Approximately 8,820 None +402 Township of Tuscarora.
feet downstream of
State Highway 17
(Sunbury Street).
Approximately 5,420 None +408
feet upstream of State
Highway 17 (Sunbury
Street).
Little Buffalo Creek................ Approximately 5,200 None +428 Township of Juniata.
feet upstream of State
Route 4010.
Approximately 5,340 None +428
feet upstream of State
Route 4010.
Losh Run............................ Approximately 410 feet None +369 Township of Miller.
downstream of Conrail
Railroad.
Approximately 930 feet None +369
upstream of Conrail
Railroad.
Losh Run............................ Approximately 495 feet None +369 Township of Wheatfield.
downstream of Conrail
Railroad.
Approximately 880 feet None +369
upstream of Conrail
Railroad.
Raccoon Creek....................... Approximately 30 feet None +405 Township of Tuscarora.
downstream of Local
Route 50024.
Approximately 1,150 None +405
feet upstream of Local
Route 50024.
Sugar Run........................... Approximately 605 feet None +404 Township of Tuscarora.
downstream of Hill
Road (T-432).
Approximately 330 feet None +404
upstream of Hill Road
(T-432).
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* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
Depth in feet above ground.
** BFEs to be changed include the listed downstream and upstream BFEs, and include BFEs located on the stream
reach between the referenced locations above. Please refer to the revised Flood Insurance Rate Map located at
the community map repository (see below) for exact locations of all BFEs to be changed.
Send comments to William R. Blanton, Jr., Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Mitigation Directorate, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472.
ADDRESSES
Township of Juniata
Maps are available for inspection at 16 Milford Rd, Newport, PA 17074.
Township of Miller
Maps are available for inspection at 55410 Limekiln Lane, Duncannon, PA 17020.
Township of Tuscarora
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Maps are available for inspection at 72 Cementery Rd, Millerstown, PA 17062.
Township of Wheatfield
Maps are available for inspection at Rt. 274, New Bloomfield Road, New Bloomfield, PA 17068.
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Hanover County, Virginia, and Incorporated Areas
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Beaverdam Creek..................... Approximately 384 feet *92 *91 Unincorporated Areas of
downstream of Old Hanover County.
State Route 156.
Approximately 6,450 *152 *151
feet upstream of the
Woodbridge Road.
Bull Run............................ Approximately 1,260 *74 *75 Unincorporated Areas of
feet upstream of the Hanover County.
confluence with North
Anna River.
Approximately 1,344 *74 *75
feet upstream of the
confluence with North
Anna River.
Crump Creek......................... At approximately 2,800 None *39 Unincorporated Areas of
feet downstream of Hanover County.
River Road.
Approximately at New None *191
Britton Road.
Lickinghole Creek................... Approximately 643 feet None *126 Unincorporated Areas of
upstream from the Hanover County.
confluence with Stony
Run.
Approximately at Design None *220
Road.
Little River........................ Approximately at State None *95 Unincorporated Areas of
Route 688 (Doswell Hanover County.
Road).
Approximately 7,000 None *218
feet upstream from the
confluence with Locust
Creek.
Mechumps Creek...................... Approximately 3,258 *51 *50 Town of Ashland,
feet upstream of Route Unincorporated Areas
301. of Hanover County.
Approximately at Route None *211
1.
North Anna River.................... Approximately 3.4 miles None *104 Unincorporated Areas of
upstream of Route 1. Hanover County.
Approximately 3,015 None *201
feet upstream from
Greek Bay Road.
Pamunkey River...................... Approximately 860 feet None *11 Unincorporated Areas of
downstream of the Hanover County.
confluence with
Whitting Swamp.
Approximately at the None *60
confluence with North
Anna Creek and South
Anna Creek.
South Anna Creek.................... Approximately at State None *110 Unincorporated Areas of
Route 54. Hanover County.
Approximately 10,750 None *214
feet upstream of the
confluence with Turkey
Creek.
Stony Run........................... Approximately 50 feet *132 *131 Town of Ashland,
upstream of Route 682. Unincorporated Areas
of Hanover County.
Approximately at Elmont None *220
Road.
Totopotomoy River................... Approximately 2,000 None *28 Unincorporated Areas of
feet downstream of the Hanover County.
River Road.
Approximately at None *173
Sliding Hill Road.
Tributary to Beaverdam Creek........ Approximately 580 feet None *140 Unincorporated Areas of
upstream of the Hanover County.
confluence with
Beaverdam Creek.
Approximately 1,474 None *140
feet upstream of the
confluence with
Beaverdam Creek.
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* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
Depth in feet above ground.
** BFEs to be changed include the listed downstream and upstream BFEs, and include BFEs located on the stream
reach between the referenced locations above. Please refer to the revised Flood Insurance Rate Map located at
the community map repository (see below) for exact locations of all BFEs to be changed.
Send comments to William R. Blanton, Jr., Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Mitigation Directorate, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472.
ADDRESSES
Town of Ashland
Maps are available for inspection at 101 Thompson Street, Ashland, VA 23005.
Unincorporated Areas of Hanover County
Maps are available for inspection at Department of Public Works, 7497 County Complex Road, Government
Administration Building H, Hanover, VA 23069.
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.022, ``Flood
Insurance.'')
Dated: January 22, 2008.
David I. Maurstad,
Federal Insurance Administrator of the National Flood Insurance
Program, Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management
Agency.
[FR Doc. E8-1650 Filed 1-29-08; 8:45 am]
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